run php code as a cron???

[echox]

i'm using linux.
i have a log file which is automatic update.
can i write php code as a cron to read log file and update a database?
help me!!!

[ir4z0r]

php-scripts are also executable via commandline, but you need a fairly new version
search for a php binary named php (obviously)
with that you are able to exec. phpfiles

this can be added to your crontab like any other script (maybe in the form "php script.php")

[trooper]

Sure you can do it

take a look at this article

It'll show you how to do it

HTH

GM

[rahulroy]

Hello,

I run my php based cron jobs via Webmin , using following code:

/usr/local/bin/php /home/point/www/newsupdate.php

Roy

[echox]

i will try this.

[spirp]

Summarizing all of the above:
There are two simle ways doing this:

• Through the webbrowser

• One the command line

Depending on you installation you might've installed PHP as a command line tool (I'm running 4.3.0, and it works fine). The file you'll need to look for is called [FONT=courier new]php[/FONT], and is typically found under [FONT=courier new]/usr/local/bin[/FONT]. There are loads of tutorials on how to create command-line (CLI) PHP-scripts, so I'm not going to explain that here..

If you're php-installation doesn't support CLI-scripts, you might be able to solve this problem this way instead:

• Create a dir under your webroot (ie [FONT=courier new]/usr/local/www/www.your_host.com/this_is_the_new_dir[/FONT]).

• Create your script as a standard PHP-script and store in the newly created dir.

• Make sure the dir is password-protected (how this is done depends on your http daemon).

• Create a cron job that executes lynx like this:
  [FONT=courier new]lynx -dump [url]http://username:[e-mail]_host.com[/url][/FONT]

This ought to do it.. 🙂

Good luck!
Olle